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Kazuo Yamamoto has undertaken a number of roles including:1999-2006: EJ Negotiator in the Chiba University Library, the University of Tokyo Library and the Ibaraki University Library.2002-2003: Secretariat, EJ Consortia of the Japanese National University Libraries.2010-2012: Secretariat, Digital Repository Federation.

Keith Doyle worked in further and higher education for a total of 13 years. He has been Web Content Architect at the University of Salford and Web Master at Manchester College of Arts and Technology (now The Manchester College). Since leaving Salford in 2008, Keith has worked in the private sector, and is now self-employed. Keith's technical interests are in user experience - in particular in Web site navigation, information architecture and live usability testing.

Ken Eason is Director of the Bayswater Institute which is an independent research organisation specialising in action research and evaluation to help organisations in the process of change. Ken is also Emeritus Professor at Loughborough University where he has undertaken research on the organisational impact of information technology. He was the chief evaluator of SuperJournal in the e-Lib programme and is currently working with MIMAS on evaluations of Zetoc and ITAM.

Kevin has worked in academic libraries since 2008. In this time he has operated in a range of roles across five academic institutions, including as a library assistant and subject librarian. Kevin now works with e-resources at the University of Bath.

Kevin has an MSc in Information Science from Robert Gordon University and joined Goldsmiths College as a Senior Information Assistant in 2008, becoming a Subject Librarian in 2011. Kevin manages the library’s extensive audio-visual collection, leads on social media in the library and is a member of both a CPD25 task group and the JISC Media Hub and Ariadne editorial boards.

Kirsty Pitkin is a professional event amplifier who works closely with conference organisers to help extend the impact of their events using online media. She received an MA in Creative Writing and New Media from DeMontfort University, which stimulated her ongoing interest in communicating stories across a variety of social media and digital platforms.

Laura Skilton develops and manages technology-enhanced projects and services to support and improve learning and teaching. This includes Hairdressing Training, Jorum and Augmented Reality projects such as SCARLET (Special Collections using Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching). As Jorum Business Development Manager, Laura supports organisations and institutions to exploit Jorum’s technical infrastructure and expertise in finding and sharing Open Educational Resources (OER), using co-funding to develop ‘windows’ onto their resources via Jorum. She also works with a large charity, Cats Protection, on their use of e-learning to train their 7,000 volunteers, including OER development.

Laurence Lockton has been Systems Librarian at the Library of the University of Bath since 2002. As well as the day-to-day administration of the Symphony library management system, he has been responsible for the implementation of systems for resource discovery and linking, remote access to electronic resources, campus cards and door access control, printing and photocopying, and numerous others. Previously he worked for Sirsi Limited, providing support, implementation and training for the Unicorn library management system.

As Director of the Visual Arts Data Service, a Research Centre of the University for the Creative Arts, Leigh’s research interests lie in the collection, management, discoverability, engagement, preservation and sustainability of digital assets, particularly where they support and enhance learning, teaching and research in the visual arts.

Leo Lyons is a project manager at the University of Kent working within the Learning and Research Development department. Over a 20-year career in IT he has been a trainer, has run help desks, and designed and coded database management systems for the public sector. His work in recent years has included projects on engaging with alumni, e-folios and improving the presentation of university course data.